How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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The clear and present danger
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$ o' ~3 L* U, R8 W9 o2 {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIf the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as公仔箱論壇8 O: m6 f4 J2 ]$ \! T3 \
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
6 U4 P$ p3 H# E9 H2 H gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe country sparsely populated by humans.
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
1 q# |8 k) c) y1 E) d) rTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many v$ a( y, s ~
new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
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2 p& }* N+ H1 d5 n% _$ H1 jos.tvboxnow.comHe said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays: a, T& r2 U+ {/ y) W f
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
7 V {% u; X6 U4 eos.tvboxnow.comChinese population less and less.# t* {* l9 V: L
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
% `+ g! _2 H) B# A, o7 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
2 R/ ?# y; S. {4 `3 [6 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbbut because those who could afford would have sent their children
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9 p* {7 y& Q$ k" M$ H"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
3 J$ n0 O G! n# yTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."; v% c) g2 k7 D
6 v8 A* Z& [' _% t% T" b E" G1 J5 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStatistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
" p. E, D% h1 S: F8 Wos.tvboxnow.comare not here without a reason.公仔箱論壇: y6 H+ q4 Y' o: n8 b3 b
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks# D1 m0 J7 W1 E
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.3 K7 s/ k; x h
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If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we canTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 ]' u0 L7 ^4 O! I; W
imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary aos.tvboxnow.com$ y, j- }% p5 F
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to- d8 ]' m! F* v
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 j* v) h4 {6 S( _8 y1 Z, n9 ~
glimpse of one or two of them.
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9 u4 u8 z& u y4 v- R' \公仔箱論壇That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope wetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) _) \, n% N1 P4 v w
will not be reduced to a rare species by then.公仔箱論壇# d. F5 h ^. t$ F) K3 O
( W9 t- r/ ]. Z. C& @8 ~9 J+ _6 j/ cThe ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
' R& n2 c, E% g& Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbdecline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ V h1 j6 x7 z. I; n5 ~0 E
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressiveos.tvboxnow.com6 Z1 _% p) O5 K" i; E' u
Islamisation.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 k& D: G+ |% l% y u+ l0 t7 d
- e$ v( c& T& L1 j5 Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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' @! s! } O* l* rTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
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0 A5 J, [' R! X8 ?8 g2 G* j* HTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
9 Q" w. g0 L: |, Z* v0 Vos.tvboxnow.combe in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a
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( E# @; ^ ]* w1 `# X% H- bos.tvboxnow.comThe next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
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ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
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exit the country in droves.6 m$ t" u# x+ W3 }
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,公仔箱論壇5 o0 c( s! @2 I0 R
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the公仔箱論壇9 q R( S; V M, |
common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
- H: L, Q0 h0 j \1 t公仔箱論壇secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
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So will Malaysia .
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element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will7 U, O7 F- S) [, [6 T6 _( [# \0 O
be their very own competitiveness.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 ^+ p0 \" s7 l# U. o* Z4 C
- k8 B+ a# g8 X, Y: kos.tvboxnow.comIn this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasinglyTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 T' f) n' B/ _& a1 m) Q
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our. |/ i* P' T+ ?0 [. {1 d% o
internal conditions remain this bleak.
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
1 @9 [* p; E9 a( H$ U8 k- x5 tfrom now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
9 f7 f: a' d5 [$ eplace within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
9 c2 h1 J3 ]; }community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present
5 t; h: Z# _( s) e) k; @ tdanger.
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and公仔箱論壇7 V7 s9 U/ ^1 f
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